AUTHOR=Shudo Yuka , Yamaura Kazuho , Yasuda Jun , Sato Ai , Ebi Kumiko 

TITLE=Dietary self-efficacy and social support interactions in junior athletes' acquisition of life skills

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

VOLUME=Volume 4 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2022.673633

DOI=10.3389/fspor.2022.673633

ISSN=2624-9367

ABSTRACT=Objective: This study examined the association between dietary self-efficacy and social support as factors influencing youth life skills acquisition in dietary situations, according to the stages of change. 
Research Design: This cross-sectional study conducted between April and May 2018 among eight high school baseball teams in Japan.
Method: Participants were 180 Japanese high school baseball players. Survey items were life skills (dependent variables), self-efficacy’s influence on dietary control, social support (explanatory variables), and stages of change. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to determine the associations.
Results: In the pre-action stage, although there was no significant association between the interaction of self-efficacy and social support and total life skills (β = .11, P = .158), a significant association was observed in the action/maintenance stage (β = .32, P < .05). The interaction between self-efficacy and social support showed a significant association with goal setting in the pre-action stage (β = .19, P < .05) and with communicating in the action/maintenance stage (β = .34, P < .05).
Conclusion: The acquisition of life skills in dietary situations can be facilitated by providing social support that considers self-efficacy in relation to dietary control, according to the stages of change.